Xin Diao knew that Xia Chuhe was heading in the same direction as the lighthouse, so she asked, "Would you like to go together?"
Just as Xia Chuhe was about to agree, Changsheng reminded her, "Have you found a way to collect time energy?"
Regarding the time watch, the farm only hinted at one thing—try to steal time from other players. So far, Xia Chuhe has only used the time watch once, and the farm hasn't provided any further clues.
Chang Sheng kindly said, "When the correct method is discovered for the first time, special items will provide a hint."
Xia Chuhe received no notification after using the time watch, indicating that simply depriving others of their time is a flawed method of data collection.
"Xin Diao, the route you chose is to speed through the wasteland, right? Can I see the map?" Changsheng asked.
Xin Diao's facial muscles twitched, and she forced a smile: "Remove the 'big,' considering your age..."
Although reluctant, Xin Diao still showed the map.
Changsheng shifted the blame eastward, pointing at Li Yue: "She told me that your name is Xin Daliao."
Li Yue immediately denied it: "I didn't, it was just a slip of the tongue."
Xin Diao hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xia Chuhe: "So, do you want to come with me?"
Changsheng interrupted Xia Chuhe's thoughts again: "You need to try more and experience more."
Only then will we have the opportunity to discover the right path.
Xia Chuhe understood the unfinished meaning in Changsheng's words.
Xin Diao understood: "In that case, I shall set off now, as if I were scouting the way for you. Farewell, everyone."
Xin Diao stood up decisively, walked out of the reception hall, and headed towards the exit of the Cape Trading Center.
The sandstorms over the wasteland had unusually ceased, and the dim starlight, filtering through the thin haze, made Xin Diao's figure grow smaller and smaller...
Bu Yi broke the brief silence in the hall: "Don't worry, the outcome of her trip is auspicious."
The divination result contained a hidden character: Xiao Ji (小吉).
Perhaps Boss Xin's trip will not go as planned, but he will surely be safe.
Weng Xintian calculated with his fingers and said confidently, "Don't worry, with her strength, a smooth road awaits her in the future."
Whether from a metaphysical or scientific perspective, both of them predicted a good ending for Xin Diao.
Chang Sheng lightly patted his forehead: "Look at me, I'm getting old, my memory isn't what it used to be. Someone just came to report that they've captured a little girl, would you like to come and see?"
The girl that Changsheng specifically asked about was naturally Zhu Guanshan, who was inextricably linked to Xia Chuhe and the others.
The cells at the Cape Trading Market were makeshift iron cages, electrified on all six sides, with only an insulated area at the bottom. Zhu Guanshan huddled in the insulated area, looking utterly pitiful.
Upon seeing Xia Chuhe, Zhu Guanshan jumped up and shouted, "Why are you arresting me? I haven't done anything wrong!"
Weng Xintian said calmly, "The trading market prohibits drug trafficking and human trafficking. I don't need to emphasize that again. What have you done?"
Zhu Guanshan, though skeptical, retorted: "How can something driven by romantic feelings be called a transaction? It's just forced play."
The final outcome of this matter depends on the wishes of Lu Dangui, the person involved. Having been embroiled in Xin Diao's affair, Lu Dangui's anger has largely dissipated, making it difficult for him to take serious action against Zhu Guanshan.
Chang Sheng pondered, "This child looks familiar."
Zhu Guanshan toned down his frivolous behavior, clasped his hands together, and sincerely apologized to Lu Dangui: "Sister, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me, I had my reasons. My family is forcing me to get married and have children, so I had no choice but to sneak out and pick someone I liked before I was caught."
The phrase "My family is forcing me to get married and have children" is utterly absurd to appear in the wasteland.
If it weren't for the fact that the surrounding environment hadn't changed, Xia Chuhe would almost have thought that he had traveled back to modern society.
Lu Dangui asked, "How old are you?"
"Fifteen," Zhu Guanshan replied.
Xia Chuhe: "..."
Heartless and depraved family members.
Lu Dangui confirmed: "Your name... Zhu, Guan, Shan." (Zhu, Guan, San)
Zhu Guanshan nodded, looking exactly like a loyal dog.
Lu Danggui reached out to Xia Chuhe: "A living map."
Xia Chuhe obediently handed over the living map he had confiscated from Zhu Guanshan.
Lu Dangui handed the living map to Zhu Guanshan: "I want to see all the routes from the Cape Trading Market to the Lighthouse."
Zhu Guanshan's lips moved slightly, and the parchment that Xia Chuhe had been unable to open obediently unfolded, revealing a series of roads of different colors spreading across it, a dense and dazzling array of paths.
Zhu Guanshan showed it to everyone, then pointed to the map: "Fastest route".
Thousands of roads disappeared, leaving only a straight road interwoven with brown and tan hues, and a blue line that overlapped with the road, with two red dots beside it.
Zhu Guanshan explained, “This is a reward for the schizophrenic patient. The blue lines represent the straight-line distance in the air. The brownish-yellow represents underground passages. The wasteland hides a complex network of roads, most of which are underground transportation systems built by the ancients, such as subways and highways. However, due to lack of maintenance, many sections of the underground roads are blocked or were never connected to begin with, so these sections must be traversed on the surface. The red dots represent copies of the roads. I hope the schizophrenic patient has good luck.”
The schizophrenic patient in Zhuguan Pass is Xin Diao.
Xin Diao has chosen a path with only two instances. If she's lucky, she might reach the lighthouse within half a month.
Xia Chuhe recalled the clues from the farm and Changsheng, and carefully asked, "Could you show me the route that passes through the most dungeons?"
Running dungeons was the only way Xia Chuhe could think of to increase his experience and trigger time energy.
Zhu Guanshan made a dot on the parchment, quickly fulfilling Xia Chuhe's request—a winding, earthen-yellow road appeared, dotted with scattered red and yellow dots on both sides. At first glance, there seemed to be twenty or thirty of them.
The red dot indicates a copy.
Zhu Guanshan further explained: "The yellow dots are places that are as dangerous as the dungeons, but they are not dungeons. They exist in the wasteland and may contain extremely dangerous large mutated animals."
Xia Chuhe secretly calculated that the living map could see every road and the dungeons along the road, and the dungeon locator in the farm could provide the location of the dungeons and key clues!
If these two are combined, wouldn't she be able to go wherever she wants and enter whichever instance she wants, without ever having to worry about suddenly getting stuck in an unfamiliar instance?
The only potential problem with using a live map is Zhuguanshan.
Xia Chuhe and Changsheng whispered to each other, "When your men arrested her, did anything unexpected happen?"
Those who live long become wise, and Changsheng saw through Xia Chuhe's little scheme at a glance: "They have tested it, and this little girl has no other superpowers besides immunity to superpowers."
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